Equitable Trust Co. Buys 8,125 Shares of QuinStreet, Inc. $QNST

Equitable Trust Co. lifted its holdings in QuinStreet, Inc. (NASDAQ:QNST) by 9.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 97,125 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 8,125 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co. owned about 0.17% of QuinStreet worth $1,564,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of QuinStreet in the 1st quarter worth about $25,000. CWM LLC increased its holdings in shares of QuinStreet by 326.7% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 6,144 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 4,704 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of QuinStreet by 885.1% in the 2nd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 7,221 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 6,488 shares during the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in shares of QuinStreet in the 1st quarter worth about $184,000. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of QuinStreet in the 2nd quarter worth about $190,000. 97.83% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Lake Street Capital reduced their target price on shares of QuinStreet from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of QuinStreet from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. B. Riley dropped their price target on shares of QuinStreet from $28.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of QuinStreet in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $29.00 price target on shares of QuinStreet in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.00.

QuinStreet Trading Up 4.5%

QNST stock opened at $14.40 on Wednesday. QuinStreet, Inc. has a 12 month low of $13.56 and a 12 month high of $26.27. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $15.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.87. The stock has a market cap of $827.28 million, a PE ratio of 160.00 and a beta of 0.77.

QuinStreet (NASDAQ:QNST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $262.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $255.84 million. QuinStreet had a net margin of 0.43% and a return on equity of 4.56%. QuinStreet’s quarterly revenue was up 32.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.11 earnings per share. QuinStreet has set its Q1 2026 guidance at EPS. FY 2026 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that QuinStreet, Inc. will post 0.12 EPS for the current year.

QuinStreet Profile

QuinStreet, Inc, an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company offers online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers.